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Wounded Among Friends.

King David gave occasion to ene-
mics to blaspheme by his sinful course
i'm some great matters. That was not
his intention but it was the result OF
his sinful conduct. This experience IS
very frequently repeated. A case oc-
Cured in this city recently. Two
brothers, members of sister church,
long esteemed honorable, Christian,
business men, one of them a city otfl-
cial entrusted with large money inter-
ests and whose name was synonym
for honesty, failed to meet maturing
obligations. On investigation it was
found that they had been doing busl-
ness for long time on forged paper.
The main business man of the firm
disappeared for parts unknown, and
the creditors are in hot water as the
debts of the firm are largely in excess
of their credits, when the forgerles are
included.
There is great occasion thus given to
enemies of religion to blaspheme and
speak against religion and religious
people. Confidence in men, especial
fv Christian men, is greatly impaired.
XII the members of the Christian
Church are affected by this Injurious
Iv in some degree. Sinners will be
hardened and led to look upon Chris
tianity as an imposition and all Chris
tians as cheats. Christ is wounded in
the house of his friends.
Such examples of late have become
very frequent, so frequent as to cause
alarm for the state of the Church that
produces such fruitage. When Chris-
tian men become covetous for the
world, or the things thereof there Is
great danger that in an evil hour they
may be given up to take such steps as
to forever blast both their fortunes
and their reputation for probity.
When leaders among Christians, min
listers and others, fall in this way they
do untold damage. 1t is no shame to
he Door; and to fail in business is UNI
fortunate, but to lie, defraud and COM
nit forgery in order to stave OF such
a misfortune, places one along side OF
those who are shut out Of the king
dom of heaven, however high may
have been their pretensions. "Charge
them that are rich in this world that
they be not high minded, nor trust IN
uncertain riches, but the living God,
siveth US richly all things to enjoy"
/ Tim. G: 17.-Ch,istian Instructor.
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Praying About Little Things.

I remember hearing it said of god
ly man "Mr. So-and-So is gracious
man, but he is very strange; for the
other day he prayed to God about a
kew that he had lost" The person
WHO told it to me regarded with aston.
ishment the idea Of praying to God
about a lost key; and he seemed alto
gether surprised when 1 assured him
that 1 prayed in like manner: What
pray about key? Yes. Please tell
me how big a thing must be before you
NAV pray about it. If certain size
is appointed, we should like to have it
marked down in the Bible, that we
might learn the'mathematics of pray
err. Would you have it recorded that,
if a thing is so many inches long, we
may pray about it; but if it happens
to be a quarter of an inch too short,
we must let it alone. If we might
not pray about little things, it would
be fearful calamity; for little things
cause us great worry, and they ale
harder to deal with than great things.
If we might not pray about minor
matters, it would be terrible loss OF
comfort.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
Treaty of Arbitration With the
United States Of America.

The officers at the last Council meeting
having been instructed to prepare an adj.
dress to the President and Congress of
the United States of America with view
of getting it signed by members OF the
House Of Commons, presented the fol-
lowing, which, after some discussion,
was unanimously adopted on the motion
of Nieass and Haslam; the Secretary
being instructed to take the necessary
steps for getting 1t extensively signed by
Members Of Parliament:
"TO The President and Congress Of the
Uuited States of america: The under
signed mem bers Of the British Parlia-
ment, learn with the utmost satisfaction,
that various proposals have been intro
duced into Congress, urging the Govern
ment of the United States, to take tho
necessary steps, for concluding with the
Great Britain, a treaty, which shall stip-
ulate that any differences or disputes
arising between the two governments,
which cannot be adjusted by diplomatic
agency, shall be referred to arbitration.
Should such proposal happily emanate
from the Congress of the United States,
our best influence shall be used to en-
sure its acceptance by the Government Of
Great Britain. The conclusion such a
treaty would be a splendid example to
those nations who are wasting their re-
sources in war-provoking institutions,
and might induce other governments to
Join the peaceful compact.-7He ATbitra-
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Oran~eburr District Conference.

This body met at Bamberg April 2s, T.
J. Clyde, Presiding Elder Of the District,
in the Chair. A fair per cent. of the del
egates elect were present. Rev. J. f..
Carlisle was elected Secretary.
Reports on the spiritual condition OF
the church were made from the different
charges of the district, and they were
generally of such character as to stimn-
late and encourage all to greater zeal in
the work of the church. Some little dis
appointment was felt in not having,
Bishop present, but Presiding Elder
Clyde is about as good a substitute for q
Bishop as can be found anywhere, as it is
the universal opinion that he is fully
qualified to preach regular Bishop SER
mon when he tries.
The election of lay delegates to the
South Carolina Annual Conference was
held at 10 o'clock and resulted in the cleo
ton of A. C. Dibble, M. J. Keller. q. II.
Bates and N. F. Kirkland, with II. |.
Judy, o. B. Riley, w. L. Glaze and ii.
J. Brahham, alternates.
Branchville was selected as the next
place for holding.-Orangeburg Times ana
Democrat.
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The Coming Of the King.

"They shall see the king in his beauty
All day long we watched and waited,
Waited at our darling's side,
While her frail bark slowly drifted
out upon shoreleSs tide.
We mad wept in bitter anguish,
We had prayed with burning tears,
While our hearts drew back affrighted,
Looking down the lonesome years.
All in vain our tears and pleading,
All in vain our sorrowing;
We could only watch and listen
For the coming Of the King.
o, the terror of the coming
OF the grim and ghastly foe!
o, the darkness of the pathway
Where our darlings feet must go!
o, the glory of the summer,
Bending skies so blue and clear,
And the Splendor Of the roses,
And the Dird-songs far and near,
Must she leave this world of beauty,
All the JOY our love could bring,
And lie down in darksome silence
At the coming of the King?
Came he solemnly and slowly
AS lord who claims his own,
Touched the white hands clasped together,
And they grew, as cold as stone.
Suddenly the blue eyes opened,
While our hearts grew falnt WIN lear,
In their depths in solemn rapture
Faith and hope were shining clear.
Did she see the golden portals?
Hear the songs the blessed sing?
Perfect peace" she softly murmured,
At the coming Of the King.
When the days are long and lonely,
Summer days most sweet and fair,
When we gather in the cleaning
Round our darling's vacant chair,
Say we softly to each other
.Fairer scenes than we can know,
Sweeter airs and softer voices,
Made our darling glad TO CO.
Shines her happy face upon us,
Still smile is lingering.
So in patient trust we tarry
For the coming of the King.
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He is the freeman whom truth
makes free.
No devoted well-docr ever attains to
his ideal of well-dolng.
Men seldom heartily praise those
who do not admire them.
Remember that every person, how
ever low, has rights and feelings.
There is in every human counte-
nance either history or prophecy.
A point gained against evil to-day,
IS gained a thousand times for all fu-
ture.
Old mems eyes are like old mems
memories; they are strongest for
things long way off.
A weak mind is like microscope,
which magnifies trifiing things, but
cannot receive great ones.
Meekness is a very important and
lovely grace of character which all
should prize above mountains of gold.
That sort of self-denial, which is the
least practiced, is the denying our
selves lawful things for the good OF
others.
Let not a man trust his victory over
nature too far; for nature will lie bur-
led long time, and revive upon the
occasion of temptation.
God protects those who think of
nothing but performing their duty,
without perplexing themselves about
| the consequences of it.
Wealth is like q bird; it hops all
day from man to man, as that doth
from tree to tree, and none can say
where it will roost at night.
God will either keep his saints from
temptations by his preventing mercy,
or in temptations by his supporting
mercy, or find a way of escape by his
delivering mercy.
A very light and airy kind OF sym,
pathy-mere congratulation and good
wishes-suffices for the happy, the
prosperous, those whose hearts are
lifted up by glad tidings; the sympa-
thy that handles grief delicately, with
the touch that helps to heal, is another
thing, and is a rare endowment, OF
which it may be said that it never ex-
lists without acquaintance with sorrow.
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Under the head "High Claims Of Ro-
manism," the Northern Christian AdUo-
cate contains the following:
The Baptist Weekly says: In these
days. when smooth words concerning
R0manism are so often uttered, it may be
profitable to read some choice sentences
from book by one Of the Canadian
Jesuits-a book, too, which has received
the highest commondation to the Romish
Bishops of Montreal:
"It is customary to regard Protestan-
tism as religion which has its rights.
This is az error. Professionalism has not a
single right. 1t possesses the force of
seduction. 1t Is a rebellion in triumph (;
it is All error which flatters human ma
turc. Error can have no rights; rebel
lion can have no rights
at would be easy enough to fill COL
umus with utteranceS of this sort. For
instance, this by the late Bishop O'Con-
ner:
Religious liberty is mere y endured
until the opposite can be carried into ef-
feet without peril to the Catholic Church.
Or the following from the Catholic Re-
vie,C:
Professionalism has not, and never can
have, any right, where Catholicitv has
triumphed. Therefore we lose the breath
we cxpend in declaiming against bigotry
and intolerance and in favor of religious
liberty, or the right of any man to be of
any religion as best pleases him. Or the
following by Pope Plus XII:
The Catholic religion, with all lis
votes, ought to be exclusively dominant
in such sort of way that every other wor-
ship shall be banished and interdicted.'
There is no end to this loud sounding
talk by Roman Catholics. But then we
must remember that it sounds very
senseless in this age of the world. 1t is
talk of demented eccesiasticm. The
time will come, we hope, when the Ro-
man Catholic Church will wake up and
find that Christendom has moved out Of
the Dark Ages"
This would seem to indicate the Baptist
Weekly was putting OH war-paint.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18

A truthful answer is not always the
rigM answer. Most questions can be
truthfully answered III more ways
than one; but every question can be
rightly answered in one way only. A
right line is a straight line; and a
right answer is one that proceeds
straight from, or in right line with,
the direction of the question or the at
titude of the questioner. No question,
therefore, can be rightly answered .un-
til the attitude or motive of the ques-
TONER be discerned in the question.
A wife asks her husband whether he
is to take certain route to his office
in the morning. II can go that way,
if you desire it," he replies, not know
ing how to give right answer because
he is not sure of her mental attitude or
the motive in her asking. Every one
who would bring out right answers
must study to he wise in his question
ing, whether he asks for his own in
formation or for the purpose of in
structing those whom he questions {;
otherwise he may get the wrong an
swer, even though he gets truth for an
answer.
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There has been much excitement in
New York and Washington cities, caused
by attempts made to enforce the Sunday
laws forbidding the opening saloons and
the sale of liquors, etc, on Sundays. In
New York a number Of the dealers, by
common agreement, closed and observed
the law to the letter, with the under
standing that to do so would make the
law cdious to many people and its repeal
soon he secured. In Washington city
many arrests were made the first Sunday
after the law went into operation, and ar
rangemcnts made to test the validity OF
the law before the highest courts that have
jurisdiction in the case.
It seems strange that in Christian
country, with a civil government found
cd on Christian principles, people should
boast of the excellency and freedom OF
that government and yet try to destroy
ono of the main pillars on which it rests
AS the Sabbath really is. But taken all
in all, one Of the strangest and yet most
powerful beings on this earth is man.
He can do many inconsistent things, and
many that are adverse to his own higher
and better interests. Selling the present
qualification regardless of the future, he
can destroy himself without mercy, or
"benetit of clegy."
1t is remarkable fact, not generally
known, that in Ethiopia people number
ing about 100000 have the Old Testament
in an Ethiopio version and still adhere
rigidly to the Mosaic ceremonies and
laws. They are the children OF Hebrew
immigrants who i'll the time of tho great
dispersion settled in Abyssinia and mar
ried wives of that nation.
There is good provision in the Kansas
election law. 1t is that no one shall re-
main within fifty feet of the polling. He
is to 60 up, deposit his ballot, and retire
across the "dead line" as they call it.
This prevents crowding and hustling at
the voting-place.
The boundary line between Rhode
Island md Connecticut, which has been
a matter of litigation and dispute over
200 years, was finally settled, March 25,
by an agreement signed by commission
ers from both States. No land is gained
on either side.
The business of the newspaper is to
furnish private peop!> with the public
news, not to furnish tho public with the
news of private people.-Ne,0 Princeton
RcUic,C.
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Most any article, likely TO be wanted, In the g
drug line can be found at P. B. Speed. 2l6
A new lot of Electric razors" just open, If
you want an easy comfortable shave and
good razor that will last you try the "Elec.
| tric." w. Joel Smith d Son. 3-l6
Ladies' drop i'm and get stylish Batiste,
colored lawn, or neat and pretty calico for the
Spring. Smith d Son.
Go to Smith e. Son for special bargains in
calIcos for quilts, &c. Sold by the pound,
Straw hats are now in season, and we are
gespafeu gon. S'''" "" p''''' ''"' ~ y
Factory yarn in oil numbers, at W. Joel
& Sons. 3-9
Jerseys! Jerseys! The greatest bargain
sale on record. New goods. New styles.
VIM. E. Bell. $50
of Spring TM m:' goods. @ will post you next week
as TO the new styles. VIM. Bell. 3-l6.
Remember my stock Of Spring goods will
arrive this week. VIM. Bell. 3.lB.
Millinery in all the new shades hats for
ladies and children. VIM. Bell. S-l6.
Don't buy until you see my large stock OF
Spring goods. WIN. Bell. $40.
Buy spectacles from H. D. Reese. He has
all sorts. 4-l5
White Goodsl can suit you in anything
in white goods you will need for summer
| White robes, white f1ouncing. w. E. Bell 4-l3
Ruching in black, white, cream and colored.
w. E. Bell. 4l3
Smith & Son. 4-l3
Before buying silk dress 1t will pay you to
examine our stock, black and colored. few
patterns summer silks 10 close at less than
New York cost. r. NJ. Haddon & Co. 4-lS
Beautiful assortment of white goods. Bar
gains in India linens at 8, TO- II Is Is, IL 23 to
25c. per yard. Mnlls. French muslins, French
nainsook. &c. r. NJ. Haddon & Co. 4-l3
Embroidered dress fronts all-over embroid.
cry, tiouncng, black and'swhite embroidery,
lace dress fronts, lace fiouncing, &c. r: NJ.
Haddon &fCo. 4-l3
We con show line Of dress goods and trim:
mngs oe
lady who admires pretty and stylish goods
should give us calf this spring. r. NJ. Had
don & Co. 4-l3
Every lady in Abbeville county should see
tufted and stripe, batiste, tufted pougee and
other new style dress goods. If You want
wash dress we can suit you. r. NJ. Haddon
& Co. 4-l3
Gnghams and seersuckers for ladies and
misses wash dresses. w. E. Bell. 4-l3
Gloves! silk, Lisle thread and kids for la.
dies and misses. Also beautiful line OF lace
mitts. w. f. Bell. 4-l3
Lads corsets, DR.. Warmers, Balls, Thomp.
son. Caroline. the Bride, the best yet, and
Town Talk, w. f. Bell. 4-l3
Mrs Mary Taggart has oil the styles for sum.
mer dresses w. f.. Bell. 4-l3
Summer silk in all shades and trimmings
to match. w. Il. Bell. Alb
Ladies calicaes, in white and colored. w: E.
Bell. Alb
Wedding oatfits gotten up on short notice
| W. f. Bell. Alb
Cow peas COW peas supply limited call al
once and get what you need. w. Joel Smith
& Son. 4-ls
You should try German millet rs forage
nothing better Seed for sale by w. Joel
Smith d Son. 4-lS
We are offering choice lot Of cow peas
price reasonable. Smith & Son. Al;
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A yERITABLE VOLCANO.
No Deception About this One.,-LaVa
and smoke in Abundance.

NoGALEs, A. r., May 7.-Parties from
Sonora report volcano thirty-tive miles
southeast of Magdalene, and say that it IS
throwing out great volumes of smoke
and:lava. From the position Of the 1re,
which is distinctly seen from several sta
tions ON the Sonora Railway, it is suppos-
ed to be in the Sierra Azul Mountains.
The reported volcano in the MILESTONE
Mountains is a timber fire. Iherc is
much exciteme ent in the vicinity, and a
large party will leave here tomorrow to
visit the place.
Another earthquake shock was felt here
last night, but no damage done.
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A heathen philosopher had the wis
dom to say, at is the property of JUS
ticc not to injure men, and of polite
ness not to offend them" Robert
Hall once said of pious friend of the
type above described, "He can not
know how offensive such conduct is,
or, as q religious man, he would ell.
dcavor TO correct it," We Instructive
ly shun the society of those who de-
light in rasping our feelings, and can
not enjoy the cOnIpanionship of those
who seem oblivious of the comfort and
happiness of other people.
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Shrink Your Tires.

r1NHE attention of OWNERS of WAGONS.
j BUGG1ES, CARRIAGES and all kinds OF
vehicles is called TO the importance of having
their TIRES SHRUNK in the best manner
when they need 1t. If you want your TIRES
SHRUNk call on LEWIS RICHEY, who has
one of the latest improved SHR1NKERS,
and will do your work in the best possible
manner and at prices to suit the times.
LEWIS R1CHEY.
May 4, 1887, I'm
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Get the Best.

UCU GuC OVoVs
IATARRA NTED for years. The New High
w Arm Davis, Vertical Feed Sewing Ma,
chine. No one else allowed to sell them In
Abbeyille county. Write TO me for prices.
The best Sperm Sewing Machine OH, Needles,
&C., for all Machines. | offer the best and
cheapest stock Of Furniture, Collins, &c, In
the county. HENRY j. KINARD, Agt,
March 30, 1887, I'm Ninety-Six. 5. q.
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Everything good comes from the
Father of lights. Every one that
walks in any glimmering OF light,
walks so far in His light. For there
is no light, only darkness comes from
below. And man apart from God can
not generate light.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-20

there was only the family, when he knew
well that a party had been asked to the
neiehboring castle to meet a distinguis he'd
person. But this hound must be con sid
cred an exception, like the celebrated
dancing dog of Theophile Gautier. This
dog once saw a performing beast OF his.
own species at a fair. The tricks and lau-
rels of the performing dog did not permit
him to sleep. NJ. Gautier MISSED him often,
and one day found him practicing his steps
by himself in an empty room. When he
thought himself perfect he had an at
home" and exhibited before the dogsof the
neig hbOrhOod.
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ClaypOOl & Ketcham. Attorneys for :Plsinni

Clsypool & Ketchan, Attorneys for sPlsintF.
CHERIFFS SALE-By virtue Of certified COPY
- OF a decree to me directed, from the
Clerk Of the Superior Court OF Marion
County. Indiana. IL a cause tho. S6.S62), where
in the First National Bank. of Greencastle,
Ind. is plaintiff and Mary Kelly. trustee ct
al. are defendants requiring me to make the
sum OF two hundred and eighty-fve dollars
and seventy-one cents (s2S5.7l), with interest on
said decree and costs, / viii expose at public
sale, to the highest bidder, on
SATURDAY. THE 2sd DAY OF JULY
. A. ID. 1887,
between the hours OF 10 O'Clock q N. and
O'Clock D. m, of said day, at the door ofthe
Court house OF Marion County, Indians, the
rents and profits for q term not exceeding seven
years. of the following real estate, TO wit:
Lot number twelve u2l, in Dayis-Nordyke
addition TO the city OF Indianapolis, situate in
Marion County, Indiana
If such rents ana PROFITS VIII not sell for
sufficient sum to satisfy said decree, interest
and costs, will, at the same time and place ex-
pose to public sale the fee simple OF said real
estate, or so much thereof as msy be sufficient
to discharge said decree, interest and costs. Said
sale will be made without any relief whatever
from valuation or apprzisemeIt lave.
ISAAC KING,
Sheriff Of Marion County,
June %, A. D. 1857.
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ROACH & LAwRENcE, Attorneys.

CHKRIFFs sALE.-By virtue OF q certified
~ copy OF decree to me directed, from the
Clerk OF the Superior Court of Marion County,
Indiana, IN a cause (No. 36,S46) wherein Ben
ismin Gould is plaintiff, and Endorus NJ.
Johnson ct al are defendants, requiring me-
TO make the several sums of money set out in
said decree with interest on said decree and
costs: ! viii expose at public sale, to ths high.
est bidder, on
SATURDAY, THE 6th DAY OF AUGUST, A. D.
1887,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock q. N. and {
O'Clock p. N. OF said day, at the door of the
Courthouse of Marion County, Indiana, tbs
rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven
years OF the following real estate, 70 wit:
Lots number sixty-fve (65) and one hundred
and foTty-fve (l45) in Woodruff Place. in Mari
on County, Indiana, sccordingito the plat there
of as recorded in the Recorders Office in said
county.
II such rents and profits VIII not sell for SUI
fcient sum to satisfy said decree, interest and
costs, will, at the same time and place, expose
to public sale the fee simple of said real estate,
or so much thereof as may be sufficient to
discharge said decree, interest and costs. Said
sale viii be made without any relief whatever
from vslustion or appraisement laws.
ISAAC KING,
Sheriff of Marion County.
July Is. A. d. 1857